Central Mass. South

Every year starting in October, WBJ asks its readers to vote on the best companies in Central Massachusetts in a variety of categories, ranging from law firms and incubators to golf courses and restaurants.

Located on a 13-acre parcel with 11 retail spaces, The Southbridge Fair plaza includes tenants Big Y World Class Market, Ocean State Job Lot, and Aubuchon Hardware.

A 14-acre plot of wooded land adjacent to I-84 in Sturbridge is one step closer to becoming a solar energy production and storage site.

This second round of funding awarded on Dec. 23 followed an application process announced in September. 

Almost three months to the day after the United Way of South Central Massachusetts’ long-term executive director announces her retirement, the Southbridge-based human services nonprofit selected Kristin McCarthy as successor. 

Adult hospital readmission rates in Central Massachusetts came in just below the state’s average in 2023.

With high-potential inventory in Worcester drying up, investors in smaller multi-family properties are casting a wider net to find parcels with promise.

As the new year approaches, East Brookfield animal rescue nonprofit Second Chance Animal Services has said it has supported the health of 55,000 pets so far in 2024.  

In this new role, Eric Casey will help set newsroom policy and strategy, and he will be directly in charge of administering all the advice and opinion columns submitted by community contributors.

Employees at Milford Regional Physician Group, bankHometown, and Vision Advertising are moving up in their careers.